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Klemperer's performances are perhaps less fashionable today than they were in the 1960s, but his Mahler Second is surely recommendable to any Mahlerian, particularly as it comes complete on a single CD. The reading, with the opening movement pressed forward strongly, is intense and concentrated; and the closing section of the last movement (which, incidentally, is generously cued), where Klemperer's approach is determinedly spacious, is almost overwhelming, first in its sense of mystery, then in its serenity and joy. And the Philharmonia Chorus and soloists sing transcendently. The recording is full and clear. A remarkable bargain.

-- Ivan March, Gramophone [5/2000]Klemperer's performances are perhaps less fashionable today than they were in the 1960s, but his Mahler Second is surely recommendable to any Mahlerian, particularly as it comes complete on a single CD. The reading, with the opening movement pressed forward strongly, is intense and concentrated; and the closing section of the last movement (which, incidentally, is generously cued), where Klemperer's approach is determinedly spacious, is almost overwhelming, first in its sense of mystery, then in its serenity and joy. And the Philharmonia Chorus and soloists sing transcendently. The recording is full and clear. A remarkable bargain.

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